Pseudoscience Classes #2-5

Class #2: The Appearance of Science

In short: Whether something is ‘science’ depends on its processes and underlying philosophies, and not on its superficial appearances. Hence, stuff can sometimes appear ‘scientific’ when it is actually not scientific at all…AND SIMILARLY, stuff can sometimes appear ‘unscientific’ or silly, when it is actually perfectly scientific and reasonable.

Class #5: How we Struggle with Randomness

In short: Fundamental human observation allows the detection of patterns from vague information, but in so doing leaves us prone to attributing inaccurate meaning to what we see and hear. In other words, our senses do in fact lie. Sometimes.